List of Malagasy mammal common names
The following list of Malagasy mammal names, compiled and edited by Blench (2009),[1] are from Garbutt (1999)[2] unless noted otherwise. The other sources are Beaujard (1998),[3] Goodman & Benstead (2003),[4] Gueunier (1987),[5] and Richardson (1885).[6]
Bats
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| andrehy[4] | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| angavo, angavy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| fanihy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| fanihy vato | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| andrehy[4] | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
| angavo, angavy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
| fanihy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
| andrehy[4] | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| fanihy | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| fanihy be | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| fanihy mena | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| andrehy[4] | Rousettus madagascariensis | Madagascar rousette |
| fanihy vato | Rousettus madagascariensis | Madagascar rousette |
| manavy[6] | generic name for bats |
Feliforms
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| amboa laolo | Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc |
| falanouc | Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc |
| fanaloka | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
| fanaloka | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
| tambo tsodina tambo sadina[6] | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
| kokia | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
| vontsira | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
| vontsira mena | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
| vontsira fotsy | Galidictis fasciata | Broad-striped mongoose |
| bokiboki | Mungotictis decemlineata | Narrow-striped mongoose |
| tera boky | Mungotictis decemlineata | Narrow-striped mongoose |
| salano | Salanoia concolor | Brown-tailed mongoose |
| jabady, jaboady zaboady[6] | Viverricula indica | Small Indian civet |
| fòsa vàrika[3] | Fossa sp. | |
| rangòka[3] | Fossa sp. |
Bushpigs
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| antsanga | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambo | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambo ala | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambo dia | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambonava[6] | Potamochoerus larvatus | highland variety of bushpig |
| lamboniva[6] | Potamochoerus larvatus | lowland variety of bushpig |
Tenrecs
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| tambo triky tambo trika[6] | Echinops telfairi | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| tanibodrika | Echinops telfairi | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Hemicentetes nigriceps | Highland streaked tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Hemicentetes semispinosus | Lowland streaked tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Hemicentetes spp. | Streaked tenrecs |
| voalavo ndrano | Limnogale mergulus | Aquatic tenrec |
| fori menjy | Microgale spp. | shrew tenrecs |
| antsangy | Oryzorictes spp. | rice tenrecs |
| voalavo narabo | Oryzorictes spp. | rice tenrecs |
| soky, sokina,[3] sokinana[6] | Setifer setosus | Greater hedgehog tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Setifer setosus | Greater hedgehog tenrec |
| kelora | Tenrec ecaudatus | Common tenrec |
| tandraka, trandraka tandeke[6] | Tenrec ecaudatus | Common tenrec |
Shrews
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| voalavo fotsy | Suncus etruscus | Pygmy musk shrew |
| voalavo fotsy | Suncus murinus | House shrew |
| voalavo narabo | Suncus murinus | House shrew |
Rodents
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| votsitse, votsotsa, votsotse | Hypogeomys antimena | Malagasy giant jumping rat |
| kely botra | Macrotarsomys bastardi | Western forest mouse |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | Macrotarsomys bastardi | Western forest mouse |
| totozy totozo[6] | Mus musculus | House mouse |
| voalavo mena | Nesomys spp. | Red forest rats |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | Rattus norvegicus | Brown rat |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | Rattus rattus | Black rat |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | rat spp. |
Primates
References
- Blench, Roger. 2009. Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast.
- Garbutt, N. 1999. Mammals of Madagascar. Sussex: Pica Press.
- Beaujard, P. 1998. Dictionnaire Malgache (dialectal) - Français: Dialecte Tañala, sud-est de Madagascar. Paris: L’Harmattan.
- Goodman, Steven M. & J. P. Benstead (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
- Gueunier, N. J. 1987. Lexique du dialecte malgache de Mayotte (Comores). (Études Océan Indien, numéro special 7). Paris: INALCO.
- Richardson, James 1885. A New Malagasy-English Dictionary. Antananarivo: London Missionary Society.
- Simon, Pierre R. 1988. Ny fiteny fahizany: Reconstitution et périodisation du malgache ancien jusqu'au XIVè siècle. Paris: INALCO.
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